FOIL Requests
Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law §87 et; seq;) permits members of the public to access records of governmental agencies, including Boards of Cooperative Educational Services. This law provides a process by which members of the public may review and/or receive copies of the agency’s records. The Committee on Open Government, a unit housed within the Department of State, is responsible for overseeing and advising interested parties on FOIL.
Submitting Requests for Records
Attention, the Records Access Office does not handle Transcript Records, and a FOIL request is not a request for Transcript Records. To request Transcript Records for purposes of the Practical Nursing Program, click on the button below.
Requests for access to Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES’s records may be submitted to the Records Access Officer via email at RecordsAccessOfficer@e2ccb.org or postal mail at the following address:
Laurie LiPuma
Records Access Officer
8685 Erie Road
Angola, NY 14006
Phone: (716) 549-4454 (ext. 4006)
In addition, requests can be made in person most business days (Monday through Friday) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the above-listed address, or utilize the form located at the bottom of this page.
For questions about Transcript Record Requests of the Practical Nursing Program, please contact Clarissa Stockman at cstockman@e2ccb.org.
Fee for Duplication of Records
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES charges the statutorily permitted fee of $.25 per page for photocopies of records requested under FOIL (Public Officers Law §87[1][b][iii]). Additional copy preparation fees may apply as permitted by law. There is no provision in law or regulation requiring a waiver of this fee. Payment must be made to Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES by check or money order. Payment should not be submitted until you are notified that your request is granted and informed of the charge for your request.
Submitting a FOIL Appeal
Any person denied access to a record may appeal within 30 days by emailing dorourke@e2ccb.org or writing to: David O’Rourke, District Superintendent, Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES, 8685 Erie Road, Angola, NY 14006.
FOIL Appeal Procedures
Pursuant to New York Public Officers Law §89(4) within ten business days of the receipt of a FOIL appeal an agency shall “fully explain in writing to the person requesting the record the reasons for further denial, or provide access to the record sought;” Failure by an agency to provide such a determination shall constitute a denial. A person denied access to a record in a FOIL appeal determination may bring a proceeding for review of such denial pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.
Subject Matter List
1. The district shall maintain a reasonably detailed current list by subject matter of all records in its possession, whether or not records are available pursuant to subdivision two of section eighty-seven of the Public Officers Law;
2. The subject matter list shall be sufficiently detailed to permit identification of the category of the record sought.
3. The subject matter list shall be updated annually
SUBJECT MATTER LIST – UPDATED 3/28/26
Accident Reports – Student and Workers’ Compensation
Accounts Payable Records
Annual District Budgets
Annual Financial Reports
Appropriation and Expense Ledgers
Archival and Memorabilia
Asbestos Abatement Records
Attendance Reports
Audit Reports
Bank Security and Journals
Bank Statements and Receipt Books
Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) Reports
Bidding Records
Board of Education Minutes – Work Sessions, Regular and Special
Board of Education Minute Supplements
Bond Issue Information
Bond Registers
Building Health Inspection Reports
Building Project Reports
Capital Outlay Project Records
Capital Improvements Project Records
Census Reports
Centralization Information
Civil Service Records and Reports
Debt Statements
District Educational Plan and Curriculum
District Newsletters
Employment Certificates
Employee Contracts and Negotiations
Employee Earnings Reports
Equipment Inventories
Extra-classroom Activities Fund Records
Federal Aid Records
Fire Drill Reports
Fire Inspection Reports
General Ledger
Grant Records
Health Insurance Records
Insurance Policies
Journals of Original Entry
Lead Testing in Water Results
Legal Cases
Minutes of District Annual Meetings
Payroll Records
Personnel Records
Policy Manual
Property Deeds
Purchasing Records
Record of District Disbursements
Record of District Elections
Records of Special District Meetings
Regents Examination Records
Retirement and FICA Reports
Sales Tax Records
School Budget Records
School Calendar
School District Contracts
School Lunch Records
Social Security Reports
Staff Reports
Standardized Test Scores (Group)
State Aid Records
State Education Reports
Student Driver Education Reports
Student Health Records
Student Records, Other
Tax Collection Records
Transportation Records
Treasurer’s Reports and Receipts
Tuition Records
Yearbooks
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